You Aint A Nova Scotian If You Dont Like Fish

Verse 1
You Can TDell A NovaBm Scotian By ThEme Fragrance Of TA7he Ocean,
For They ADlways Wear TheBm Perfume Of ThEme North AtlantA7ic Spray
But If DYou Can't Seem To Smell 'Em, There'sG Another Way TE7o Tell 'Em
For You'll AAlways Know A Bluenose By HisGdim Diet RighDt Away!
(Spoken) What Do We Eat? We Eat:

Chorus 1
DPickled Herrin',Bm Oysters When We're Daring.
And We E7Often Take A Bake Of Hake 'CauseA That's A DandA7y Dish!
To Make DChowder Fit For Dolphins, Throw InG Everything But Sculpins
And You AinA't A Nova Scotian If You Don'tGdim LikeD Fish!

Verse 2
What We EDats, Until We'reBm Bustin' Most EmAlbertans Find A7Disgustin'.
For It SeeDms Salt Cod's UpBmsettin' To That EmDainty Western A7Tongue.
And WitDh Faces Hard And Stony, They Say G"Herrin's Too DurE7n Boney"
But There's ANothing For Dissolving Bones LikeGdim Nova ScotiaDn Rum.
(Spoken) And So We Eat:

Chorus 2
DCod Cheeks, Cod Tongues,Bm Even Though They're Odd Tongues
Fish StE7icks And Digby Chicks AsA Dainty As YoA7u Wish.
We Eat FDlat Fish, Like The Flounder And SomeG Others That ArE7e Rounder
And You AAin't A Nova Scotian If YouGdim Don't LikDe Fish!

Verse 3
You Won'tD Find No HaddockBm Fillets In TheEmm ManitobA7a Skillets
And Away ODut In SaBmskatchewan TheEmy Don't Know Fish FrA7om Beans
Down In DRed River Valley They Can't TellG Scallops FroE7m Tomally
And You'll AGet No Clams Or Salmon With YourGdim DandelioDn Greens.
(Spoken) Meanwhile, We’re Eatin’:

Chorus 3
DFinnan Haddie,Bm Good For Lass Or Laddie And
A SmokeE7d Eel Will Make You Feel LikeA Dancin' Just A7A Tish
We DCook Up Solomon Gundy TwentyG Seven Ways FroE7m Sunday
And You AinA't A Nova Scotian If You Don'tGdim LikeD Fish!

Verse 4
Now Lest DThere Be ABm Mix-Up There's JusEmt One Thing I ShouA7ld Fix Up
For There'Ds Some That Can't TellBm Us From NewfouEmndlanders Tried AA7nd True;
We Eat DHake And Cod And Kippers, But We GDon't Eat SeaE7l Flippers
And That's AHow You Tell The Difference, 'Cause TheGdim NewfoundlanderDs Do!
(Spoken) We Just Eat:

Chorus 4
DMackerel, Pollock TheyBm Never Give You Colic
If You E7Wash Down Your Tuna With AA Little Drink OA7f Swish
We DLove A Mess Of Shad Roe,G Sardines And GasE7pereau
And You AAin't A Nova Scotian (By The Holy Land O' Goshen)
And You've ANever Seen The Ocean If You Don'tGdim LikeD Fish!